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Yes, that's the point. Some dealers are destroying ALL paperwork with names and addresses on when all they really need to do is to obliterate that information but keep the work record.

No, sorry John, I'm not having that. DVLA will still have names and addresses on their databases (just not being printed on V5 anymore) so an 'inside job' by current, ex, or disgruntled employees can be done with or without GDPR. In fact, your example is exactly why I can't understand people who blank out their number plates when posting pictures of their cars on here or other forums. How many hundreds or even thousands of people see my number plate every day as I drive around? If anyone did want to play out your scenario, GDPR certainly wouldn't stop them. My name and address are freely available to anyone who looks in the Preston telephone directory so I have no qualms about it appearing on a V5 for the new owner to see when I sell my car.

Because it's far easier to reverse in rather than drive in straight - it's all down to physics, arcs and pivots

That's my car and yes, there were a lot of wires about at that time but like I said, it was just a dry run/temporary lashup. Annoyingly, the pictures of the neat, finished job were on my phone microSD card that died and the car has now been traded in, so I can't show you the finished article. It really is a simple job to do and takes no more than two hours max. And if I do say so myself, I was really impressed with the job, the lights looked really well. I would certainly do it again if this car didn't already have DRLs. EDIT: Found one photo which may give you a better idea:

Hi Friso, I'm not sure on either point to be honest. They are Bridgestone Dueller H/L 33 on the front axle but I don't know if they are summer/winter or what, and the Vectors on the back axle are indeed 105 W but I don't know if they do others or not. Sorry

I was thinking about this today and I reckon that the DVLA and car dealers like those mentioned in the OP are completely wrong. In my opinion a name and address on a V5 or service record cannot be considered "personal information" under the GDPR, or at least not personal enough. If they were giving out my credit record or my medical records then fair enough, that comes under GDPR. A simple name and address can be found as a matter of public record in a telephone directory or an electoral role, so unless they have now suddenly become illegal then a name and address surely can't be covered by GDPR can it?

As I said above, the Goodyear Vector 4 Searsons G2 all round is my preferred choice. The two on the back that I have at the moment seem to be excellent and being an all-season tyre there's no reason to worry at any time of year.

The only things pertinent to the GDPR are personal names and addresses, not when a car had its last oil change or its VIN or licence plate. Any dealer trying to say otherwise needs to be put right. Even if the service records do contain such details they only have to obliterate them but leave the rest of the records intact.

Like Mark said above, you may well have to get your head in the footwell and look up behind the panel.

Just to expand on what Peter said above - the small 12V battery powers all the entry/exit systems and powers the computers to get the car into the 'Ready' state. There is no traditional starter motor; the internal combustion engine (ICE) is started by the traction battery so as Peter says, if the traction battery goes bad, no, the car cannot be used. Don't worry though, if the traction battery does start to fail it doesn't have to be replaced as one unit; individual cells can be replaced. You may or may not know that the hybrids also don't have traditional alternators and they have electric power steering and electric aircon compressors rather than the traditional belt-driven ones. This is because the engine isn't always running so traditional devices that are belt-driven from the engine wouldn't work properly. In a hybrid, the traction battery does it all. Yes, it is normal for the battery indicator to go up and down like a bride's nightie. My RX450h sometimes gets all 8 bars lit up so it is possible.

No, they could invest a few quid in one of these Kespon rollers that obliterates text with one swipe. I got one a couple of weeks ago and it works brilliantly. Quick and simple, it would fulfil the requirements of GDPR while still keeping service records intact.

Car dealers should be trying to erase names and addresses but to keep the work records intact. Unfortunately, that doesn't help when the new owner wants to contact the previous owner for something.

Beautiful cars, loved every minute of owning it. My wife once had an altercation with a lamp post whilst reversing off her sister's driveway in it. It needed a new door anyway so I thought I'd have a bit of fun and drove it around like this for about a month before getting it sorted:

Did you get to Cesky Krumlov Phil? I know from previous posts you were thinking of it so I'm just curious if you did or not.

Not sure about the RX350s. We had an RX300 SE which had traditional spring suspension and as far as I know, it was only the SEL version that had air suspension. I don't know if there are the same variants in the 350 but if so, just stay away from SEL and you should be OK.

So not a problem with Spotify or the phone then. 1. 2. So, USB sounds perfect. Common denominator with 1 and 2 is Bluetooth. I don't play music via Bluetooth (that's for hands-free phone as far as I'm concerned) so I don't know for sure but logically I'd say it's got to be something to do with the Bluetooth bandwidth and the music bitrate. Maybe Bluetooth can't handle the high bitrate you're chucking at it and it's being swamped. Maybe try lower settings or do as I do and put your music collection on a USB drive at the highest quality you like.

They have indeed. I can't remember if it was my old Ford Granada or my Rover 800 Sterling (possibly even both) that had electric ones that would illuminate a warning light in the instrument cluster if the pads got so low and other cars I've had used the audible screeching noise to warn you. Ideally though @L3xu5 Mum, they should never be allowed to get that low anyway.

Just to add to what Lee's done regarding the link: when you're typing your post you'll see a chain-link icon at the top of the composition box in between the U and the quote " symbols - click on that and paste the link into the URL box to give a clickable link like this: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Set-of-4-Lexus-LS430-facelift-alloy-wheels-42611-50410-42611-50460-sterling-18/263747008611?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20131017132637%26meid%3D3e25440b01144fde9d08a712f9976b4f%26pid%3D100033%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D8%26sd%3D292140916676%26itm%3D263747008611&_trksid=p2045573.c100033.m2042 Or to make it look better, do that and then type in the 'Link Text' box for a neater-looking link, because you'll find that this will take you to the same place as the above link., which means that in your original post at the top, you could have said: These ones have the perfect look and appear to have been done properly - just the way Lexus has them out of the factory.

Lexus Teeside gave me a full 12-month Lexus warranty including breakdown service. Are you sure you've only got 30 days or am I getting mixed up with something?

Fair enough on your comments above Robert. I didn't realise that you're an engineer. I used to love working on my own car but I can't do it anymore now due to a back injury at work that was bad enough to force me into medical retirement. I can't confirm the torque setting off the top of my head but here's a link to a pdf version of the RX300 workshop manual. Just be sure to do as it says in the README file regarding how to open it and you should be good to go.

I stand to be corrected because I don't have an LS400 but the page I posted above is directly from the LS400 workshop manual and it states "Seal Packing, Part No. 08826-00080", so would that not suggest that there is no actual gasket to be had, only the sealant?

I won't say he's talking BS but... First of all, if you took it into a Lexus dealer for a timing belt change then that is all they would do. They wouldn't change the idlers, pulleys or water pump unless you specifically told them to do those items as well. The main reason why people change all those items at once is cost. It's a long job and the vast majority of the cost is the labour charge. Now then, the water pump and all those other parts live in the same area as the cam belt. If you asked them to change the cam belt, we'll say that the job costs £300 as an example. If you ask them to change the water pump at the same time, it may add on, say, £50 to the job, making it £350 in total. However, if you only have the belt changed and it costs you £300, if your water pump starts leaking 6 months later, 90 percent of the work to do the belt will have to be done again to get to the water pump, so instead of just an extra £50, you'll end up with another bill of more than £300 - which is why people have them done at the same time. Also, belts deteriorate with time, not just mileage. It may look perfect to the naked eye or to you and me, but there will be microscopic changes to that belt and it's just not worth taking the risk of it failing. Preventative maintenance is the operative phrase. Extreme example, but I remember a milkman who thought his timing belt looked perfect so he went beyond the recommended time to change it and paid dearly for that mistake. I can't remember the exact ins and outs but the van spent a lot of time idling while he was out of it actually delivering the milk. The odometer said something like 70k miles or whatever but the belt had actually covered the equivalent of more than 100k or something, due to all the time it spent with the engine idling but no wheels turning, so no mileage clocking up. Our 2005 RX300 had a new cambelt, idlers, pulleys, water pump and 10 litres of Toyota Super Long Life Pink Coolant for about £460 at a local independent place at about 80,000 miles and 11 years old. I just wouldn't risk it.

Nearest thing I can find in the time I've got is the Diplomatic Corps - been through everything else UK-related and nothing else comes close.

I haven't either, very unusual - what's the story Friso, if you don't mind us asking?